Benefits of National Service

National Service is a common name for mandatory government service programs usually military service and also known as conscription. Compulsory military service typically require all citizen, or all male citizens, to participate for a period of year or more in some countries, during youth. Usually, at some point between the age of 18 and their late twenties. The advantages of National Service is can helps in character building, helps to develop leadership skills, promote racial integration, and promote patriotism.

Firstly, one of the advantage of national service is helps in character building. The module that used implemented to build the effective characters for trainees that include self, family, community and country. The activities encourage trainees to work together this will actualize team spirit for trainees. The module involve in challenging activities such as shooting, extreme activities like abseiling, jungle trekking and etc. At the same time, the activities will instills a spirit of determination. Beside that, National Service involves students in community project like ‘gotong-royong’, visit old folks and so much more. So, activities which involve a good value like cooperation, determination, love, and strength will led trainee to build a good character.

Secondly, National Service helps to develop leadership skills. Developing leadership skills means being exposed to the concept and principles of leadership along with learning effective leadership strategies or how to convert leadership resources into productive assets. The motivational speakers that highlight the development of leadership skills. The module which involve group activities will train them to be leaders. National Service encourage them into group competition. This can instills value and skils necessary for leadership.

Thirdly, National Service can helps to promote racial integration. Student in various of ethnic group and racial background gathered in a camp and lead...

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military service, and as we continue to face military conflicts across the
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Statement of issue
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1. Are you interested to go to NationalService training program?
a) Of course
b) Never
c) Considered
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a) Randomly chosen by Government
b) Volunteer
3. How did you imagine NS will be before you went?
a) Strictly
b) Dirty training
c) Bored
d) Great
4. Do you think that NS is important to Malaysia?
a) Yes
b) No
c) I’m not sure
5. Did you face any problem when you participate in NS?
a) A lot
b) A bit
c) Do not have any single trouble
6. How NS skills apply on you after coming back from NS?
a) The skills can apply in my work’s place.
b) The skills can help me running my business.
c) The skills can bring me to manage in team group.
d) All of the above.
7. What skills did you learn after training in NS?
a) Strictly follow the rule, as in military.
b) Independent, can face with difficulties.
c) Easy to make acquainted with other races, groups.
8. How do you feel when coming back from NS?
a) Wonderful
b) Sad
c) No comment
9. During training program, what do you think about NS?
a) Surprise, not bad as I thought.
b) Enjoying
c) Feel hard
10. What do you do after combing back from NS?
a) Continues study
b) Working
c) Play around
d) Run my own business
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“Baris, baris sedia !” , “Senang diri !” , these are the familiar commands we usually hear in the campsite of nationalservice . Nationalservice was proposed in the late of year 2001 and started in year 2004 in Malaysia. Trainees are selected randomly from a national database that includes all citizens registered with a Malaysian identical card, either born locally or overseas through a computerized process each year. Nationalservice with the aim of benefiting the youths comprises of four official modules.
Programs in the nationalservice are categorized into four official modules which are physical module, nation building module, character building module and community service module. Physical module includes hand-to-hand combat, Colt M-16 usage, and surviving trainings. Nation building module and character building module are classroom based modules. Nation’s history is among the syllabus study by the trainees in the nation building module. Character building module is divided into two sessions which are Bringing Out The Best In Me and Bringing The Best In Others. Trainees have chance to serve the society and learn about environmental restoration as well as protection while the community service module is proceeding.
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